Communities Of Dissent: A History Of Alternative Religions In America (Religion In American Life),New

Communities Of Dissent: A History Of Alternative Religions In America (Religion In American Life),New

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Alternative Religious Groups Have Had A Profound Influence On American Historythey Have Challenged The Old And Opened Up New Ways Of Thinking About Healing, Modes Of Meaning, Religious Texts And Liturgies, The Social And Political Order, And The Relationships Between Religion And Race, Class, Gender, And Region. Virtually Always, The Dramatic, Dynamic History Of Alternative Religions Runs Parallel To That Of Dissent In America.Communities Of Dissent Is An Evenhanded And Marvelously Lively History Of New Religious Movements In America. Stephen J. Stein Describes The Evolution And Structure Of Alternative Religious Movements From Both Sides: The Critics And The Religious Dissenters Themselves. Providing A Fascinating Look At A Wide Range Of New Religious Movements, He Investigates Obscure Groups Such As The 19Thcentury Vermont Pilgrims, Who Wore Bearskins And Refused To Bathe Or Cut Their Hair, Alongside Betterknown Alternative Believers, Including Colonial America'S Largest Outsider Faith, The Quakers; 17Th And 18Thcentury Mennonites, Amish, And Shakers; And The Christian Scientists, Jehovah'S Witnesses, Black Muslims, And Scientologists Of Today.Accessible And Comprehensive, Communities Of Dissent Also Covers The Milestones In The History Of Alternative American Religions, From The Infamous Salem Witch Trials And Mass Suicide/Murder At Jonestown To The Positive Ways In Which Alternative Religions Have Affected Racial Relations, The Empowerment Of Women, And American Culture In General.

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